Biographies

Mr. Stanley Ma has been appointed as Chairman of the Board, President of the Company effective Nov. 2, 2018. He has been Chairman since 1997, and President and Chief Executive Officer of MTY since May, 2004; President of MTY Tiki Ming Enterprises Inc. since 1980.

Mr. Eric Lefebvre, QC, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer, Director of the Company effective Nov. 2, 2018. He has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective June 4, 2012. Mr. Lefebvre has been Vice-President of Finance at MTY for the last three years. Mr. Lefebvre is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Master of Business Administration degree from McGill University. His prior experience includes various management and finance-related roles with Bell Aliant and Gaz Metro.

Mr. Renee St-Onge has been appointed Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective on November 2 nd, 2018. Jason is a 30-year veteran of the Restaurant and Food Service industry having held various senior executive positions in Canada. Jason joined MTY in 2014 as Brand Vice President for the quick service MR.SUB chain, where he has been instrumental in helping the team achieve outstanding results over the past four years. Jason's mandate with MTY has seen the steady addition of other MTY brands into his trust, most notably the Country Style, Extreme Pita and Timothy's World Coffee concepts. Prior to joining MTY, Jason held various senior positions with Imvescor Restaurant Group and Da Giovanni Restaurant Group.

Ms. Claude St-Pierre serves as Director of MTY Food Group Inc., effective on Nov. 2, 2018. She is Chief Operating Officer since June 2012, Secretary since 1996, and Chief Financial Officer from May 2004 to June 2012.

Mr. Murat Armutlu serves as an Independent Director of MTY Food Group Inc. Mr. Armutlu is a Chartered Accountant and formerly served as Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation from December 2000 to April 2003. Mr. Armutlu has a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) degree. He earned his Chartered Accountant designation in 1986, and he also earned a Certified Public Accountant designation in 1997. Since 1990, he has served as auditor, accountant, and business advisor for his clients.

Mr. Gary O’Connor serves as Independent Director of the Company. He is a Former Chartered Professional Accountant, including more than 30 years as audit partner with KPMG Canada from 1968 to 2009, a firm that provides audit, tax, and advisory services, and KPMG Barbados from 2009 to 2012. Mr. O'Connor retired in 2012. Mr. O’Connor is a member of the Quebec Order of Chartered Accountants. He has experience with both SEC registrants and Canadian public companies in retail, consumer products and financial services. From 2003 to 2017, Mr. O’Connor was a member of the Board of Trustees of the Canadian Irish Studies Foundation associated with the Concordia University. From 2014 to 2018, he was a member of the Board of Directors of Imvescor Restaurant Group Inc. and from June 2017 to present is a member of the Board of Directors of DAVIDsTEA Inc.

Mr. Dickie Orr serves as an Independent Director of MTY Food Group Inc. Mr. Orr has 27 years of experience as an investment advisor, involved in public and private equity investments in both domestic and international markets. He is Retired, formerly an Investment Advisor at Canaccord Financial Ltd. from 1989 to 2010.

Mr. David Keith Wong serves as an Independent Director of MTY Food Group Inc. Mr. Wong has 17 years of experience in public and private equity investments in both domestic and international markets. He is currently Managing Director of DK Wong & Associates Inc., an advisory service which specializes in assisting entrepreneurs in seeking investment capital, mergers and acquisition candidates and corporate restructuring. Mr. Wong’s past experiences also include serving as Manager, Technology Research at Avenir Capital Corp., Technology Analyst at Canaccord Capital Corp. and Research Analyst for C.M. Oliver & Co. Ltd. Mr. Wong received a Bachelor of Arts, Major in Economics from Simon Fraser University and is a member of CFA Institute, CFA Vancouver and ACG Vancouver Chapter.

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